This International Women’s Day join us to celebrate and learn from the women who are successfully changing the face of leadership in their respective fields.

Based on new data published by the Globe & Mail, the reality for women – especially women of colour – is grim. Even in 2021, a very small number of women are breaking through the glass ceiling in the public or private sector.

According to the article, “For women in the workplace, progress has stalled. By almost every metric, they continue to lag generations behind men.” Not surprisingly, women of colour are further outnumbered, outranked and out-earned.

Research from Catalyst reveals that 33% to 50% of Black, East Asian, and South Asian professionals report being highly on guard to protect against bias. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, gains made for women around the world are being lost. In December, the US economy lost 140,000 jobs.…